Coming up -- Published Feb. 28, 2013

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Feb 28, 2013 at 12:01 AM

This exhibit at Delta College's Horton Gallery brings together art and music in a unique presentation.

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Art exhibit: The Art of Jazz

This exhibit at Delta College's Horton Gallery brings together art and music in a unique presentation. "It's really about the whole character of jazz music, the improvisational influence of jazz, the impressionist influence on both jazz and art," said gallery director Jan Marlese. "We have a really big variety." The exhibit, which runs until March 21, was inspired by Delta College's annual Jazz Series, and the desire for various campus artists to collaborate on a project. Horton Gallery, Delta College, Stockton. (209) 954-5507.

Theater: "Shrek the Musical"

This stage production is based on the 2001 fantasy-comedy movie about a grouchy green ogre whose world is disrupted by a bunch of fairy tale intruders. March 8-10, Gallo Center, Modesto.

Music: Main Street Friday night

Jazz is the style of this once-a-month series that features regional musicians in a club-like setting. March 8, Grand Theatre, 715 Central Ave. Tracy. (209) 831-6858.

Music: Stockton Symphony

"I enjoy being a versatile musician," said Christina Mok, a violin player based in the Bay Area. "I feel extremely privileged to be able to communicate with my audience through the language of music." She performs as a solo artist, in chamber music settings and with orchestras. On this occasion, she'll join with the Stockton Symphony's string section on "Four Seasons" by Argentina's Astor Piazzolla (arranged by Leonid Desyatnikov). March 14 and 16, Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton. (209) 951-0196.

Comedy: Royal Comedy Tour

A mixture of old- and contemporary-style comedians, this stand-up show includes Mark Curry, Bruce Bruce and Tony Rock. March 17, Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton. ticketmaster.com.

One of America's most respected jazz musicians and trumpet players, Marsalis also is a devoted educator, musicologist and ambassador of the genre. The 51-year-old native of New Orleans - part of that city's influential Marsalis musical family - and his Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra headline the 12th annual Brubeck Festival. Brubeck was a musical mentor to the young Marsalis. March 22, Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton. (209) 337-4673. For a full schedule of events, go to brubeckinstitute.org.

Music: Anthony Rapp

This Broadway-style singer is known best for his role as Mark Kent in the first staging of "Rent" (1996). He performs a variety of Broadway and pop tunes. March 23, Grand Theatre, Tracy. (209) 831-6858.

Music: In the Mood

For 20 years, this musical revue has been reviving the World War II era of women's vocal groups and big-band music. March 26, Hutchins Street Square, 125 S. Hutchins St., Lodi. (209) 333-5550.

Music: Tony Orlando

Despite a lengthy and mostly solo career of 53 years, Orlando probably remains best known for his 1970s hit-making years with the duo Dawn. Those hit songs - three of which made it to No. 1 - were dominant in the "soft-rock" era: "Knock Three Times" (1970), "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" (1973) and 1975's "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You"). Now 66, Orlando, originally from New York, was recording hits in 1961 ("Halfway to Paradise," "Bless You"). He opened his own theater in Branson, Mo., and also has acted in movies. March 29, Gallo Center, 1001 I St., Modesto. (209) 338-2100.